IPL 2026 | 'When I go out to bat, I take my time to settle in...': RR's Dhruv Jurel on his mindset while batting

In the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 match against Gujarat Titans GT Rajasthan Royals RR suffered a loss by seven wickets at the Maharaja Singh PCA Stadium in New ChandigarhFollowing their defeat the Royals campaign came to an end Throughout their season Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel were the two most consistent batsmen for the Rajasthanbased franchiseJurel who is also RRs wicketkeeper spoke about his mindset while batting during the matches The righthanded batsman said that he doesnt rush and paces his innings according to the matchs situationWhen I go out to bat I take my time to settle in I read the situation first I check how the ball is coming off the wicket what a par score would be on that pitch or what the required rate is if we are chasing I dont rush and pace my batting as per the needs of the situation Jurel told JioStarMajority of the time one of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are there at the other end batting well So I let them continue their momentum My job is to stay with them rotate the strike and hold one end up That way we can build a long partnership I try to play around them and keep the scoreboard moving he addedIPL 2026 Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Match summaryChasing 215 GT scored 219 runs for the loss of three wickets in 184 oversOpening batsman Sai Sudharsan scored 58 runs in 32 balls which included eight boundaries and a maximum Captain Shubman Gill delivered a knock of 104 runs off 53 deliveries laced with 15 boundaries and three maximumsWashington Sundar scored 16 runs in nine balls including two boundaries and a maximum Wicketkeeperbatsman Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten nine runs in nine balls Shouldering him was Impact Player Rahul Tewatia who scored 17 runs in nine balls with the help of two boundaries and a maximumRajasthans Jofra Archer Nandre Burger and Brijesh Sharma bagged one wicket each Impact Player Tushar Deshpande Yash Punja and Ravindra Jadeja went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against GujaratHaving opted to bat first RRs opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal departed on one run in two balls Fellow opening batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi delivered a knock of 96 runs off 47 deliveries laced with eight boundaries and seven maximumsWicketkeeperbatsman Dhruv Jurel scored seven runs in six balls including a boundary Skipper Riyan Parag scored 11 runs in six balls which included a boundary and a maximum Facing nine balls Dasun Shanaka was dismissed on three runs Jofra Archer managed to score seven runs in four balls with the help of a maximumLater Ravindra Jadeja garnered an unbeaten 45 runs in 35 balls with the help of five boundaries and a maximum Shouldering him was Donovan Ferreira who scored an unbeaten 38 runs in just 11 balls including two boundaries and four maximums With this the Royals posted a total of 214 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 oversGujarats Jason Holder returned with the figures of two wickets for 27 in four overs Kagiso Rabada also claimed two wickets by conceding 35 runs in four overs Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna also bagged one wicket each Washington Sundar and Rashid Khan went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against the Royals